Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, 43715-43716 [2011-18353]
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of the Siletz Indians of Oregon; Coquille
Tribe of Oregon; Cow Creek Band of
Umpqua Indians of Oregon; and
Klamath Tribes, Oregon, were notified,
but did not participate in consultations
about the human remains described in
this notice.
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1970s, human remains
representing a minimum of three
individuals were removed from
somewhere near the mouth of the Sandy
River, in Multnomah County, OR. The
human remains were removed due to
illegal pot-hunting activities. The
human remains were subsequently
given to the university, but specific
provenience information was not
provided. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Ethnographic records suggest the
mouth of the Sandy River, where it
meets the Columbia River, was occupied
by Chinookan peoples. The Chinookan
peoples occupied a vast area for
hunting, fishing, and trade that was
‘‘south of the Columbia from the
cascades to the mouth of the
Willamette’’ (Berreman, 1937). The
Sandy River is within this vast area. The
human remains described above are
believed to have been removed from this
area, which is within or near the
traditional lands of the Chinookan
peoples whose descendants are
members of the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon and Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon includes
numerous bands from western Oregon,
as well as some communities from
extreme southwestern Washington and
northern California. These communities
and bands are the Clackamas Chinook,
Multnomah Chinook, Clatsop Chinook,
Willapa Chinook, Lower Chinook
Proper, Nehalem, Salmon River,
Tillamook, Nestucca, Kathlamet or
Wahkiakum Chinook, Skilloot,
Clatskanie, Clowewalla of the
Tumwater, Cascades or Mehetatate of
the Tumwater, Tualatin Calapooia,
Yamhill Calapooia, Pudding River or
Ahantchuyak Calapooia, Santiam
Calapooia, Che-lucke-mute or
Luckiamute Calapooia, Chelamelah or
Long Tom Calapooia, Winefelly,
Chemapho or Muddy Creek Calapooia,
Chepenefa or Marys River Calapooia,
Tsankupi or Tecopa Calapooia, Mohawk
or Chefan Calapooia, Yoncalla, Northern
Molalla, Southern Molalla, Latgawa or
Upper Takelma, Rogue River, Upper
Umpqua, and Northern Shasta. At the
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time of contact, the individual groups
spoke 30 dialects of the Athapascan,
Chinookan, Kalapuyan, Takelman,
Molalan, Sahaptin, Salishan, and
Shastan language families. In 1856–
1857, the U.S. Government forcibly
relocated the Grand Ronde peoples to
the Grand Ronde Reservation, located at
the headwaters of the South Yamhill
River in Yamhill and Polk Counties, OR.
The last additions to the Grand Ronde
came onto the reservation in the 1870s.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon were first
incorporated in 1935, terminated from
Federal recognition in 1954, and
restored to recognized status in 1983.
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon are
composed of the Wasco Tribe, the Warm
Springs Tribes, and groups of Northern
Paiutes. The Wasco Tribe, made up of
the Dalles and Dog River bands,
occupied the lower Columbia River area
and belong to the Chinookan language
group. The Warm Springs Tribes,
composed of the Upper Deschutes
(Tygh), Lower Deschutes (Wyam),
Tenino and John Day (Dock-spus)
bands, lived on the Deschutes and John
Day Rivers, as well as up river of the
Wasco Tribe on the Columbia River. The
Northern Paiutes were forcibly moved
onto the Warm Springs Reservation in
1879 and 1884, but originally had
roamed a large territory that included
parts of the Deschutes and John Day
River Valleys, as well as high desert
territories to the east and south of the
reservation. In 1855, the Warm Springs
and Wasco Tribes entered into a treaty
with the United States of America,
ceding more than 10 million acres of
land. In 1938, the Warm Springs, Wasco
and Northern Paiute Tribes formed a
confederacy.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. David McMurray,
Oregon State University Department of
Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331, telephone (541)
737–3850, before August 22, 2011.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Oregon State University
Department of Anthropology is
responsible for notifying the Burns
Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes
of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Siletz Indians of Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Coquille Tribe of Oregon;
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of
Oregon; Klamath Tribes, Oregon; and
Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Determinations Made by the Oregon
State University Department of
Anthropology
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
Officials of the Oregon State
University Department of Anthropology
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
and the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
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ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The University of Colorado
Museum has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the
University of Colorado Museum.
SUMMARY:
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Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
tribes stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the University of Colorado
Museum at the address below by August
22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Steve Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein,
NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver,
CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects in the possession and
control of the University of Colorado
Museum, Boulder, CO. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Bell County, KY,
and Summers County, WV.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by University of
Colorado Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians of North
Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a cave
near Pineville, in Bell County, KY, by
Gervis W. Hoofnagle (1886–1959), an
avocational archeologist. No known
individuals were identified. The
associated funerary objects are five nonhuman rib bones (four of which have
been modified to come to a point at one
end).
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Mr. Hoofnagle’s widow, Alice G.
Hoofnagle, sold his collection to the
University of Colorado Museum in
March 1961. In February 2008, the
human remains and associated funerary
objects were found in the museum.
Based on reasonable evidence provided
during consultation, the human remains
are Native American. The same
evidence supports cultural affiliation to
all three Federally-recognized Cherokee
tribes—Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of
North Carolina; and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Traditional Cherokee burials are found
in rock crevices and caves; traditional
Cherokee burials include non-human
bones such as the sharpened rib bones
found with this burial. A portion of Bell
County, KY, is within the aboriginal
territory of the Cherokee based on a
final judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission. In addition, Bell County,
KY, is within the aboriginal territory of
the Cherokee based on reasonable
evidence presented during consultation.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Burial 2,
Farley site, on the New River, near
Hinton, in Summers County, WV, by
Hoofnagle (1886–1959). No known
individual was identified. The
associated funerary objects are two bear
teeth.
This individual was part of the
Hoofnagle collection sold to the
University of Colorado Museum in
March 1961. Based on tooth wear and
the associated funerary objects, the
human remains are Native American.
During consultation, reasonable
evidence was presented in support of
Summers County, WV, being within the
aboriginal territory of the Cherokee.
Also during consultation, reasonable
evidence was presented in support of
continuity in the utilization of animal
parts, such as bear teeth, in traditional
Cherokee burials.
Determinations Made by the University
of Colorado Museum
Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the seven objects described above are
reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains
at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
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identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of
North Carolina; and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Steve Lekson, Curator of
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein,
NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein &
Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver,
CO 80218, telephone (303) 894–0648,
before August 22, 2011. Repatriation of
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma, may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The University of Colorado Museum
is responsible for notifying the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians of North
Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011–18353 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Oregon State University Department of
Anthropology, Corvallis, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Oregon State University
Department of Anthropology has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum,
Boulder, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Colorado Museum has completed an inventory
of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human
remains and associated funerary objects may contact the University of
Colorado Museum.
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Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur if no additional claimants
come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the University of Colorado Museum at the address
below by August 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology, University of
Colorado Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, NAGPRA Consultant, Bernstein
& Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303)
894-0648.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in the possession and control of the
University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Bell County, KY, and
Summers County, WV.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University
of Colorado Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians of North Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two
individuals were removed from a cave near Pineville, in Bell County,
KY, by Gervis W. Hoofnagle (1886-1959), an avocational archeologist. No
known individuals were identified. The associated funerary objects are
five non-human rib bones (four of which have been modified to come to a
point at one end).
Mr. Hoofnagle's widow, Alice G. Hoofnagle, sold his collection to
the University of Colorado Museum in March 1961. In February 2008, the
human remains and associated funerary objects were found in the museum.
Based on reasonable evidence provided during consultation, the human
remains are Native American. The same evidence supports cultural
affiliation to all three Federally-recognized Cherokee tribes--Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Traditional
Cherokee burials are found in rock crevices and caves; traditional
Cherokee burials include non-human bones such as the sharpened rib
bones found with this burial. A portion of Bell County, KY, is within
the aboriginal territory of the Cherokee based on a final judgment of
the Indian Claims Commission. In addition, Bell County, KY, is within
the aboriginal territory of the Cherokee based on reasonable evidence
presented during consultation.
On an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Burial 2, Farley site, on the New River,
near Hinton, in Summers County, WV, by Hoofnagle (1886-1959). No known
individual was identified. The associated funerary objects are two bear
teeth.
This individual was part of the Hoofnagle collection sold to the
University of Colorado Museum in March 1961. Based on tooth wear and
the associated funerary objects, the human remains are Native American.
During consultation, reasonable evidence was presented in support of
Summers County, WV, being within the aboriginal territory of the
Cherokee. Also during consultation, reasonable evidence was presented
in support of continuity in the utilization of animal parts, such as
bear teeth, in traditional Cherokee burials.
Determinations Made by the University of Colorado Museum
Officials of the University of Colorado Museum have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the seven objects
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology,
University of Colorado Museum, in care of Jan Bernstein, NAGPRA
Consultant, Bernstein & Associates, 1041 Lafayette St., Denver, CO
80218, telephone (303) 894-0648, before August 22, 2011. Repatriation
of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;
and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The University of Colorado Museum is responsible for notifying the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
of North Carolina; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe,
Oklahoma; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-18353 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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